Visions: What does the ending of the movie mean? Director Ian Gozlan answers

Warning, this article contains spoilers. I recommend reading it after watching the movie!

Have you seen Visions at the cinema and are wondering the ending? did you hear everything How does his director explain the ending? For AlloCiné, Ian Gozlan explains in detail the possible interpretations of this ending.

First, let’s recall that at the end of the ending, the pair created by Diane Kruger and Matthew Kasowitz end up on the beach, and we see the series going back to the beginning of the film.

“The film brings a resolution to Anna’s disappearance (Marta Nieto) which is clearly stated. It’s a little weird in that last scene. Suddenly, the film turns on its head. For me, this was the climax of the film. The film works on nightmares and dreams that contaminate reality. In the end, I think reality is completely tainted.“

The film works on nightmares and dreams that contaminate reality.

He follows: “I believe that Estelle (Diane Kruger) is lost in her maze with everything she’s been through. He is locked in his own nightmare, his own dream, his own psyche. There is the idea of ​​a time loop, that is, the beginning and the end, dream and reality, completely merge at the end of the film. The irrational part completely spoiled the movie.“

Yann Gozlan, who has already signed a surprise-heavy film with Boite Noire, nevertheless insists that everyone can see different things in it. And according to him, there is another question that is possible. “Everything is possible“, he says. “There has to be a resolution, but at the same time, there’s a little something left open for the viewer at the end“.

It develops: “Although the film is a suspenseful thriller, it is about the obsession of love. I think in the end it can be said that she knows what her husband has done out of love for her. So there is a love between them that is completely toxic. It is completely broken. They are a cursed couple.”

I want it to be open ended so everyone can bring their own opinion.

“At the beginning we see them in their elevated barrackshe continues. It’s a bit smooth. And there we see them at the end on the beach. They still love each other after committing this crime. There is something between them that will bind them vitally. They will never be able to get away from each other. He’s going through everything that happened, and even though he knows what happened, I think if everything goes back to square one, like any romantic story, I think he’s going to go back there. Even though he knows this story is completely toxic, even though he knows it will be a nightmare for him, he is ready to go back. I tell myself that. But I want it to be open ended and everyone can come up with their own opinion.”

Ian Gozlan concludes:It’s all in the beginning of the movie. There is an important first picture. He sees this couple at the beginning on the beach. It seems to be anecdotal, but it is like a Greek tragedy. All the signs are telling him “be careful not to go this way”. He sees no warning signs of his tragic fate..”

Going further, here’s our interview with Ian Gozlan about the film:

This feature film is co-written by Ian Gozlan, Michel Fessler, Oreli Valat, Jean-Baptiste Delafon, and stars Audrey Divan. Ian Gozlan plays with our perceptions until the last minute of the film. One of the filmmaker’s strong ideas was to make it a “fun” film, as he explains in our podcast interview, in which “the audience is constantly questioning itself.” Nightmare, paranoia or reality? Spectators begin a 2-hour suspension.

Visions is currently in theaters.

Comments collected at Angoulême Film Festival de la Francophonie 2023